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Chapter Six
"OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! RIN! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M FINALLY SHOPPING IN SHIBUYA?!" Frankie squealed, right into Rin's ear, as she grabbed Rin's arm. Rin winced, both at the decibel and the death-grip.
"Yeah, Frankie, this is amazing. Can you please take the volume down a couple notches? I really have no hearing in my left ear anymore," Rin tried to keep the smile off her face, but she couldn't help but feel the enthusiasm that her friend was exuding. She just watched her friend bounce from store to store, gaining more and more bags with every trip. She was just starting to drift into a day dream, a hope against hopes when Frankie's loud squeal brought her back to Earth.
Rin shook her head, and thought to herself, 'This is going to be one long day.'
Back at Kagome's house:
"Sesshomaru! Seriously, you have to wear something else! Do you know how out of place you look in your robes? Not feudal era anymore!" frustrated with the lack of response and stubbornness of the older dog demon, Kagome just threw the clothes at his head. Throwing her hands up in the air, she huffed a "Give me patience" to the sky and stormed out of the bedroom.
Sesshomaru looked in disgust at the clothes that she had thrown at his head. 'The things that this mortal girl is making me do are undignified' he sighed to himself. With one last grumble, he started getting changed.
He looked at himself in the mirror, and had to admit [if only to himself] that Kagome had chosen well. The dark colour of the jean was definitely his taste, even if they were much more restricting than he was used too. While not one to be vain, he gave his reflection an approving nod before leaving the house.
With a quiet click of the lock, Sesshomaru walked out the door and into modern day Tokyo. And was immediately bombarded by smells and sounds. 'Argh, how do mortals stand this stench?' he thought as he stalked through throngs of people. He stood at least a head or more taller than the rest of the people, oblivious to the stares and drools of the female population. He looked around, at all the people and then realized that he had no idea where he was. He looked around, finally taking account of all the women that were staring at him. Suddenly, a window caught his eye. 'Hmm...' he thought to himself, 'this might just be perfect...'
He has just finished making his purchases when all of a sudden, a familiar scent wafted past his nose. 'Rin,' he thought. He looked out the store front and there she was, walking by with some unknown girl. A wave of sadness and loneliness passed over him as he watched her smile to the girl beside her. 'She used to only smile like that for me.' He rationalized to himself that he wasn't necessarily hiding in the store, he just wasn't ready to ruin the surprise that Kagome had so painstakingly put together. With that thought, he continued on with his shopping, intending to find something extra special for Rin's birthday.
Frankie practically bounced all the way back to Kagome's house, unable to believe that she was actually living a dream that she'd had all her life. She knew that she pretty much exhausted Rin, but wasn't that what friends were for? She knew that something wasn't right with Rin, hasn't been alright with her friend since she arrived in Japan. There was something in Rin's past that Frankie hadn't pressed her about, since she always looked like she lost something dear to her. She made a mental note to ask Kagome about it, since she seemed to know that most about her friend. She glanced at her watch, and noted that they had a couple hours to kill before the party for Rin's birthday started, so she decided to catch a couple zz's before getting ready. She looked over at her friend who had already passed out on the sofa, smiled and went up to her room.
